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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
4
A 3600 year old Egyptian papyrus, dating to circa 1700 B C, shows advanced arithmetic including addition, multiplication, equations, area and circle to square transformations, and cubic pyramid measures. It describes problems such as distributing barley and a sevenfold chain of consumption among seven cats.
A visiting woman reporter sought a two minute interview with Robert Louis Stevenson in San Francisco. She found him frail in bed yet granted a brief audience after her polite note. The scene showed both participants unsettled and briefly reflective.
A Brooklyn Citizen quip notes a hotel owner using a phonograph to cue music for guests. Jokes compare tunes about waiting and tipping with Kipling’s Lest We Forget. A second item presents a simple arithmetic riddle: three apples divided between three people yields one each for two and one for me.
A United States Geological Survey report details the mineral content of Great Lakes waters from Superior to Erie and Ontario. It explains how geology and drainage influence incrustants like calcium and magnesium, with Erie and Ontario showing higher and lower levels, respectively, and notes seasonal and weather effects on mineral content. The analysis underscores nonpollution as key to maintaining Lakes as a premier source for municipal and industrial use. Hind Sight offers a parallel quip about a Salem plumber and a Taunton craftsman.
Attorney offers services across all state courts with emphasis on land titles investigations and the administration of law. Special focus on title examination and property transfers.
In a brief dialogue from the Baltimore American, Uncle Mose answers an inquiry about sociability with a firm self description. He says he prefers solitude, clarifying he is a Baptist and not a misanthrope.
Angry Scot-Look here Mr O Brien. I ve the verra greatest respect for yer country but ye manna forget this ye can sit on a rose and ye can sit on a shamrock but 0 man ye canna sit on a thistle. London Sketch. Though we travel the world over te find the beautiful we must carry it with us or we find it not Emerson.
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